Money from BCA breaking was used for gambling, the remaining IDR 48 million became evidence

Muin Zachry got IDR 345 million in a BCA account that was broken into by a pedicab driver from selling 2 houses in Surabaya and Sidoarjo. The money was used to treat his wife who was sick with complications. Until finally his wife died.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Thoha, who broke into Muin’s account and drained Rp. 320 million, actually used the money for spree and gambling.

This fact was revealed when Thoha was presented at the hearing on the defendant’s BCA account burglary. Thoha, who was present online, said that he admitted to using the stolen money for a number of things.

“After taking 320 million using 2 plastic bags and leaving the bank, what do you do with that money?” Asked the Chairman of the Panel of Judges, Marper Pandiangan, to Thoha, Tuesday (24/1/2023).

Although on several occasions the cell phone that Thoha used to attend court had temporarily lost its signal, when answering Marper’s question that time his voice sounded quite clear.

“Part of it I bought for iPhone pro 13 pro max, and Vivo A57. To pay for my child’s fees at the Islamic boarding school, pay off my debts, and play gambling. The remaining Rp. 48 million was confiscated as evidence,” said Thoha in answer to Marper’s question.

Marper continued his questioning. He asked how long it took Thoha to spend around Rp. 275 million besides the rest of the money that became evidence?

“About 2 glorious months,” said Thoha.

Previously, Thoha explained how he knew that Muin Zachry, his landlord, had Rp. 345 million in his BCA account. Thoha admitted that he knew it from Muin himself when he was asked to do business.

“When the witness (Muin) spoke with me, I admitted that I had money and asked for a business together. The witness himself said there were 345 million,” said Thoha in response to the prosecutor’s question.

The prosecutor continued his questioning. How did Thoha know Muin’s PIN number? The crew-cut man admitted that he had indeed peeked at Muin’s cell phone.

“I took a peek when Witness Muin opened m-banking,” said Thoha.

The burglary of Muin Zachry’s account occurred on Friday 5 August 2022. Thoha had stolen Muin’s ID card and account book while his landlord was doing Friday prayers. He then handed it over to Setu and asked him to act immediately.

The pedicab driver named Setu complied with the request allegedly because he had been instigated by Thoha. With caps and masks and all the equipment needed to withdraw money, Setu went into action.

The BCA teller, Maharani Istono Putri, when presented at the trial, admitted that Setu’s disguise was perfect. Until he disbursed the money.

Setu then handed over Rp. 320 million in the 2 plastic bags to Thoha. The mastermind of breaking into the account only gave the pedicab driver Rp. 5 million in compensation and asked for Setu’s cellphone in exchange.

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